Wednesday Links: DIS Magazine to Curate Berlin Biennale

LACMA built out a Metropolis-like infrastructure of tunnels and pillars for its show of German cinema from the 1920s. It looks pretty cool. Apparently, the original model of the “Metropolis” robot is also there. [High & Low]

Woah. Speaking of future-looking Germans, DIS has been named the curatorial team for the ninth Berlin Biennale. [Artforum]

Aphex Twin released his new album, Syro, on the deep web. Time to finally install that Tor Browser. Pitchfork did a really nicely laid-out cover interview in courier font, and you can stream the album now on Spotify. [Pitchfork]

And it’s double happy birthday, Internet: Vimeo just bought us another season of “High Maintenance”!

The New York Times has unleashed a new website called, simply, “Cooking”. It’s a database of over 16,000 recipes, and you can create collections that are a little like pinterest boards and follow those of people you like. We recommend Sam Sifton and Melissa Clarke. [Cooking]

And on another food note, Pete Wells reviewed Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse, a Jewish restaurant and dance hall like no other. Having been there recently ourselves, we recommend reading the review—which is hilarious—and going to this restaurant. [The New York Times]

Our opinion of Oscar Murillo just went up. The report on his latest performance via ArtForum’s Scene and Herd seems truly brave, albeit uncomfortable just to read. During a residency at collector Francis Renyold’s home, Murillo dressed in a white jumpsuit and worked as house staff in solidarity with those workers, most of whom were black. He then gave a speech at a party so filled with passion that it drove the collector to tears. Hyperallergic’s reaction adds some depth to the story, including a quote from Mera Rubell saying, Mera Rubell: “People are always trying to figure out the power of the immigrant…The power of the immigrant is that they always show up. You don’t always know if you can deliver but you always show up. Oscar always shows up.” [Hyperallergic]

Oh my God. Just when you think the shocking police abuse videos can’t possibly get any crazier, here’s a video of cops throwing a pregnant woman stomach-first onto the pavement in Sunset Park. Her friend gets pushed so hard that she flies onto the pavement and rolls away. This is insane. Police were beating her son, who was arrested for illegal possession of a knife and resisting arrest. [Animal New York]

Now you can know how much a Rosa Bonheur painting sold to William Rockefeller in 1882. The Getty adds the Knoedler Gallery’s business records to its public historical archives; so far, the transactions through the 1920s are online (only 32 entries) but will eventually include 24,000. The gallery worked with world famous collectors and artists for 165 years, until it was closed due to a forgery scandal in 2011. [Artnet News]